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Week 5

Homework Links

  • Your Name -- [Title of Blog Post](Link to Blog Post), [Title of Sketch](Link to Sketch) -- any other

Week 4

  • NOTES FROM CLASS: Class Notes

  • RESOURCES FROM CLASS:

  • TEST YOURSELF: Complete Worksheet 4

  • DO: Our ability to see patterns is what makes us human. However we also see patterns where none exist because our brains are biased towards detecting certain kinds of patterns over others (e.g. faces). Create a pattern by making something with a lot of repetition. Is the resulting pattern easy to see or hard to see? What would it mean to create the illusion of pattern? Can you predict what the pattern will be when you run your code or does it surprise you? You could take something you've already done where there was a lot of repetition in the code (e.g. your self-portrait) and see if you can re-write it using a loop so that instead of 28 lines of code that call rect(), you have 1 line of code calls rect() inside of a loop that goes around 28 times. How do you need to rework the way you position that rect() in order to make it work in a loop? Try creating an algorithmic design with simple parameters. (One example is 10PRINT, example code).

  • READ / WATCH

    • Videos 5.1-5.3(~40min) in the learning p5.js series.
    • Getting Started with p5.js chapters 9-10

  • RUN CODE

  • ASK * Post at least 1 question here. Need help on asking a question? * Name (optional): Question

Homework Links

Week 3

  • Class Notes

  • RESOURCES FROM CLASS:

  • TEST YOURSELF: Complete Worksheet 3

  • DO: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both... Life is full of difficult choices, use conditional statements to control the flow of your programs. Create a sketch that asks people to make difficult choices that have surprising consequences.

    • Which choices are easier, harder? Which choices are false choices?
    • What internal or external factors influence the choice? How do others’ choices affect your choices?
    • What choices surprise you with unexpected outcomes?
    • Can you combine choices to create hard-to-predict results? (Hint: Use && and ||)
    • Work in Pairs Can you divide an idea into two parts and combine those parts? (e.g. One of you codes the input behaviors (if statement) and the other one codes the output behaviors (what to do if it’s true.) Can you swap sketches and riff off of your partner's work? Provide 1 sketch link per pair, however clearly describe who did what in the code.

  • READ / WATCH

  • ASK

    • Post at least 1 question below. Examples of good questions...
    • Why do we need a while loop if the draw() function itself already kind of acts like a loop function? What's the exact difference that might require a while loop instead of using an if statement in draw()?
    • I’m still a little confused about how the changingframe variable works in the second sketch for HW3. (I think I understand but) I’m not fully sure why I need changingframe to store the previous frame, and how this helps detect when the mouse first enters the rectangle. Could you explain a bit more on the relationship in quesiton 2 of HW3?
    • Why doesnt the circle move with the mouse even though all my if statements are declared- task 3

Homework Links: 1 Sketch Per Pair

Week 2

  • RESOURCES FROM CLASS:

  • TEST YOURSELF: (Only use what we've learned so far: calling p5 functions and variables.) Worksheet ONLY POST WORK YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT

  • DO:

    • Consider the following cliches / pearls of wisdom: No man is an island. There is no such thing as a new idea. Everything is related to everything else. It’s all relative. The world is defined through relationships and those relationships shape our perspectives. Use variables to build in some relationships between two or more elements in your sketch and think about how the perception of what’s happening is different depending on which element's perspective you take on. Think about:
      • What’s related to what?
      • How are they related?
    • You should definitely take a mathematical approach to answering these questions but you can also take a figurative, metaphorical approach.
    • The elements common to all of your sketches are: position, dimensions, stroke thickness, color values. Can you relate one or more of these elements to:
      • itself over time (so it changes over time)
      • a different element in your sketch
      • frameCount (which frame of animation is now)
      • mouseX or mouseY or the combined (mouseX, mouseY) mouse position
      • or something else!
    • You can revisit your self-portrait to build relationships between features OR create something new.

  • WATCH, READ, RUN CODE:

  • ASK

Homework Links

Week 1

  • RESOURCES FROM CLASS:

  • SET UP:

  • DO:

    • Complete this worksheet. Our weekly worksheet become the basis for the next class. You must be logged in with your NYU account to access the worksheet. ONLY POST WORK YOU WANT ME TO LOOK AT
    • Create a "self" portrait (or anything that creatively inspires you) using 2D primitive shapes. Play with symmetry in your portrait. Shapes include – arc(), curve(), ellipse(), line(), point(), quad(), rect(), triangle() – and basic color functions – background(), colorMode(), fill(), noFill(), noStroke(), stroke(). Remember to use createCanvas() to specify the dimensions of your window and wrap all of your code inside a setup() function. Here's an example: Zoog
    • Write no more than 5 sentences about how computation applies to your interests, due 24 hours before the next class. Pick one of the following to address (a,b, or c):
      1. Something you studied, a job, a hobby, or a cause you care about.
      2. Describe a project you want to make. Why do you want to make it?
      3. Describe a project your love. What do you appreciate about it that others don't always immediately get? (You can review and contribute to the ICM Inspiration Wiki page).
    • In the same post (or a new one), point to one thing in your code that you'd like us to talk about in class. Cite the line number(s). Be prepared to talk about why it's interesting to you.

  • READ AND WATCH:

  • ASK

    • Post at least 1 question below. Examples of good questions...
    • Name (optional) -- Question: Why is it that this is like this and that is like that?
    • How can I precisely move or scale all the points of a shape, such as a triangle, at the same time? For example, if I want to move the whole triangle to the right or make it bigger, how can I do that without changing every point manually?
    • Why is background() sometimes placed under function setup() and other times under function draw()?
    • In which case would you use arc() instead of bezier()?

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